Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-25
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY, JUNE. 25. 1887.
LOCAL NEWS.

clinRtion and tastes.
 The school house grounds are being neatly fenced. If sufficient water be had there is no reason why these grounds could not be made as attractive as those surrounding tho court house,
 Deputy Sheriff KreshAn, who was re- ported ss having the smallpox, has been suffering from an attack of the Gusymss fever, contracted while in Sonora ID oues; of Olementshlre. He is now con- vslescent and will socn be again m the streets.
 Rumors have been current in Clifton during the past two days of the killing of "A man called Big Lew," about three miles from Carlisle, and of man named Cunningham at Mud Springs. The reports are not verified, however, and no credence Is given them.-ClsrIon.
 A great grief has fallen upon Surrum the chief of the Wallspsi tribe of In dians. He has lost three wives by measles and has only six left. This IS enough to last for the week, but what to do for Sunday girl is rending the heart of the mighty warrior.-lnter-Repuo- lies.
 Mir. John Lsmbie received the sad news of the death of his youngest son at Deuverton, California. His death re- suited from being thrown from a horse. The boy was about Is years of age, The many friends of MT. Lsmbie offer their sincere sympathy in his gres. loss,
 Earl Webb and Geo. Hood have formed law partnership under the name of Webb and Hood. They are both bright and promising young men and the CITIZEN bespeaks for them 8 fair share of the public patronage,
 The Land office in Washington has telegraphed the land office in Tucson to send out 6 squad of men to put out the fire that IS raging in the Santa Catalina mountains, near Tucson. They are sup posed to carry the necessary water with them in canteens with winch to do it, Nog8les Record.
 Messrs. Johnson, Black, Snyder and Perry, who went to investigate the re ported burning of the buildings of the Inter. Ocean Cattle Go. in the Santa Cstshnas, have returned and report the story as false. They found the build ings in good condition and that the fire had not approached them within several miles.
 When Mir, Frank Brownell, who keeps a small store at the Bsrboquivari placers, was last in town, party of Papagos and MeIicsns rRided his store and packed away most of hIs goods. After dilhgent search be finslly located the bulk of his merchandise. He was in town to-day and swore out warrants for the arrest of six of the thieves.
 Capt. Wint reports that he followed the trail of the Indians through the Gslluriss, to where they crossed the Arivaipa caIion, and found there that other troops were ahead of him oa the trail. The indications are that all the Indians are close to the reservation, and are onlg waiting an opportunity to slip ID.
 A tenth of the sl0,0OO prize No. 5l77S was drawn by & party in Tucson at the last drawing of the Louisiana lottery This ticket was sold by Sam Drachmsn. Ii proves that more money is made by purchasing tickets at home than send ing money to buy them elsewhere. Pa- trouiZe home industry, buy your lottery tickets from Sam and the happy result will be prize.
 The assessment list as turned over to the board of equalization, contains 1875 names, 8 gain of about 100 over last year. The Rssessable property is esti- mated at three and a half million, & gain of about Sl00000. Cattle that were assessed last year at Sl1 % per head, have the present season been as sessed st SS 50 per head. The real es- tate values of last year were maintained.
 Sheriff Jere Fryer. of Pinal county, wRs in town yesterday. He reports the good people of Florence 8s ssnguine over the near completion of the ditch that will bring them riches and prosper ity. The lands controlled by thIs ditch are gs rich as any in the world and need but water which the big ditch promises to give, to make them produce almost anything under the sun.
 Dr, George Martin, the popular drug gist, IS on deck with everything in his line to lessen the ills and RssuRge the pains that flesh IS heir to. His stock of drugs IS always fresh and are compound ed strictly in accordance with prescrib- ed prescriptions. The Doctor also keeps constantly on hand fine sssort- ment of toilet and like articles. These are sold at exceedingly low figures. Give him a call before purchasing elsewhere,
 Messrs. SamRniego, Velez and Velss- co. the committee recently organized to raise funds for the earthquake sufferers of Sonora, are meeting with substantial results. All the peighbOring towns are ,k,,.kt lsI received promise n the aggregate to swell into a nice little sum, Florence, however, seems to be the banner town. The Spanish American Beneficiary So- clety of that little place comes to the front with S55.
 Mir. Perry, driver of the Arivacs stage. brings word that 6 Mir. MGIIlroy was killed by falling down the Consolidated Arizona shaft. de WAS employed as engineer at the mill and something being wrong with the pumps be went down the shaft and fixed them. Having done so, he started up the ladder when rung broke and he fell over hundred feet. He was buried yesterday. Mir. McIllroy leaves wife and five children who reside here. At this writing they are unconcious of his death. Much sympathy is felt in theIr behalf.
 It appears from the account gwen by NIT. C. O. Watkins of Crittenden. that Mike Grace was shot by the Indians four times before he fell One of the Indisns that did the killing was evidently un- accustomed to his gun as it shot low. Before shooting Grace he had rested his gun over a railing in front of the tent snd at distance of twelve feet fired at Billy Leek as he lay sleeping. Leek had doubled his psuts under his head for pillow and the bullet passed en- tirely through them. Both the bullets fired by the other Apache entered just below the armpits.
 The two several parties sent out by the Mexican government to inquire into the truth of the volcanoes believed to be in active eruption in the Sierra Msdres have reported. That portion of the commission Investigating in the neighborhood of Bsyispe and Bacerac failed to find sn eruptive volcano but sn immense chssm of twenty-one miles ID length with an average width offrom fifteen to twenty feet. This great rift